1977Winner
Best Performance
Star Wars
Alec Guinness
Actor · Writer
Marylebone, London, England, UK
April 2, 1914
Biography
Sir Alec Guinness, CH, CBE (born Alec Guinness de Cuffe; 2 April 1914 – 5 August 2000) was an English actor. He was featured in several of the Ealing Comedies, including Kind Hearts and Coronets in which he played eight different characters. He later won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Colonel Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai. He is most well known for playing Obi-Wan Kenobi in the original Star Wars trilogy. He also played Prince Feisal in Lawrence of Arabia and George Smiley in the TV adaptation of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.
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Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
2019Nominee
Best Performance
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2015Nominee
Best Performance
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Career Highlights
1980Highlight
Best Performance
The Empire Strikes Back
1983Highlight
Best Performance
Return of the Jedi
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Star Wars
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: The Force Awakens